When they were not speaking to us, they did not
use our languages. Instead, we heard those
bellowing shrieks of song. Witches who attempted
to transcribe what they said to one another were
met with the reality that a single second of their
own spoken word conveyed more information than a
person could verbally share in over a decade.
that is, assuming they never slept, and took
breaks only long enough to breathe.